Saturday, October 23, 2010

we have a big olive tree in the front yard. we didn't really do much about it last year, but this year we decided to make use of them. and so we have been collecting and started the process of making olives. we're experimenting a bit, trying different ways of preparing them. with lemons, garlic, chili peppers etc. if they end up good, and you're on my christmas gift list, you better prepare yourself: there will be jars of olives under the tree this year.

now if you think i'm all garden and kitchen these days, you're absolutely wrong. in fact, these moments of olive picking and gardening in general are few, and so is the time in front of the computer. at least when it comes to blogging and blog reading.

it will probably continue for a while, the minimal blogging and absolute minimal commenting, but this is life right now around here. it makes me a bit sad, but on the other hand, things are happening, and the time i have to myself is very limited. and so i am off, to the garden. we built a new chicken coop and is making a vegetable garden where the old one stood. the soil should be quite good there.

I'm not an olive fan, but the rest of my family are. The kiddos devour them by the bowl full. I did bye my Huzz an olive bush when we lived in the UK many years ago. Not really the best weather to cultivate a nice crop of olives, but we did get one olive !!!